Larry N. Carwell

United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration — Arlington, TX

Accident

End of Watch January 9, 1984

Age 39

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Special Agent Carwell was killed when the U.S. Air Force UH-1N helicopter he was riding in crashed during an anti-narcotics operations flight off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas. Four Air Force servicemen were also killed in the crash, and four were rescued, after the helicopter was ditched in the sea. The bodies of the lost were never recovered and it is believed they were trapped in the helicopter when it sank in 6,000 feet of water. Special Agent Carwell had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for nine years and was assigned to the Houston District Office.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Carwell gave the United States Department of Justice 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Carwell.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration

Location Arlington, TX

Platform Identity usdjdeafed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 1984

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Larry N. Carwell is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 20 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration

of 38 officers

52.6% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident